Arik: Before and After

Brussels 03.2026

Before and After Gallery

Rotten crate offered to Arik by the European Parliament employee with €5 000.00 (five thousand euro) monthly salary, the heiress of the property of her late aunt in Knyazhevo, Sofia, Bulgaria. (See Menu above: Family) Zlatimira Ninova Colova (Златимира Нинова Цолова)

Rotten crate offered by Colova

Arik’s kennel, first in his life, offered by me, including mattresses, because before he was sleeping on dirty wet rugs.

Image below: The bowls offered by Zlatimira Colova. It looks like they were not too voluminous either. The size relevant to Guinea piggy.

Empty bowls

I’m mage below: Arik enjoys dog food from proper dog bowls.

Arik has proper bowls

A bit of a sunshine in Arik’s somber life.

Arik eats proper dog food

Previously Arik was fed “sometimes” by neighbours, as Colova explains: sitting hungry on chain in cold.

Smelling chicken

Image below: The rotten rugs Arik has been living on since passing of his owner Galina’s M. ( Colova’s aunt, who left her property (See. Menu above Chapter Family)

Image below: proper dog mattresses offered by me.

Image below: new collars as a symbol of new life.

New collars replacing dirty old one
Arik in new harnesses

However Arik is far from being a happy dog. Who would be happy on chain?..

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